Accenture Federal Services has appointed Garrett Berntsen, a federal and industry technical leader, as chief artificial intelligence officer. The latest appointment highlights the ongoing movement of senior AI leadership across the federal and industry landscape. That broader evolution provides useful context for gatherings such as the Potomac Offic...
Emil Michael’s influence over the Pentagon’s technology and innovation enterprise has expanded rapidly in recent months, placing him at the center of major reforms shaping how defense research moves from concept to operational capability. Michael, the under secretary of war for research and engineering, is set to deliver keynote remarks ...
Tetra Tech has acquired Halvik, a federal IT services and advisory consulting firm, for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to expand its data analytics, artificial intelligence and enterprise technology services for U.S. defense and civilian agencies. Pasadena, California-based Tetra Tech said Thursday Halvik will become part of the company’...
Leidos has appointed Jason O’Connor as president of its intel sector, elevating a longtime company executive to lead classified programs supporting the U.S. intelligence community and defense customers. Who Is Jason O’Connor? O’Connor has more than 30 years of experience in federal contracting and technology leadership, according t...
The Missile Defense Agency has named the seven companies awarded spots under the architectural and engineering, or AE, services indefinite delivery contract, also known as IDC, valued at up to $400 million. The multiple-award contract supports the Ballistic Missile Defense System Mandatory Center of Expertise, the U.S. Army Engineering and Support C...
The funds allotted by President Donald Trump’s reconciliation package last summer, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, famously poured record amounts into the Department of Homeland Security and its various sub-agencies. But an underdiscussed benefactor is the office responsible for 5G and futureG at the Department of War. In an exclusive i...
The Social Security Administration is seeking market feedback on the upcoming Information Technology Support Services Contract, or ITSSC, recompete. Connect with senior military and defense leaders at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit on April 22 for in-depth discussions on emerging technologies shaping the fu...
Auria, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has acquired RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions as part of a push to expand its satellite communications capabilities and portfolio of software offerings. Auria said Tuesday it expects the transaction to support the delivery of an end-to-end platform for managing the full comman...
The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded Boeing a position on the Advanced Technology Support Program V contract, a multiple-award vehicle with a ceiling of $25.36 billion intended to help the Department of War rapidly field emerging microelectronics technologies and address electronics obsolescence. ATSP V carries a five-year base ordering...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 340 companies positions under the potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, multiple-award contract vehicle, expanding the pool to more than 2,400 awardees. SAIC, one of the latest additions to the SHIELD pool, is a major sponsor of the Potomac Offi...
